HPC Compiler Support Services Quick Start Guide

HPC Compiler Support Services Quick Start Guide provides minimal instructions for accessing NVIDIA® portals as well as downloading and installing the supported software. If you need complete instructions for installation and use of the software, please refer to the HPC SDK Installation Guide and HPC Compilers Documentation for your version of the HPC SDK software, or PGI Documentation for legacy PGI software.

After your order for NVIDIA HPC Compiler Support Service is processed, you will receive an order confirmation message from NVIDIA. This message contains information that you need for accessing NVIDIA Enterprise and Licensing Portals and getting your NVIDIA software from the NVIDIA Licensing Portal. To log in to the NVIDIA Licensing Portal, you must have an NVIDIA Enterprise Account.

1. Accessing NVIDIA Portals

1.1. Your Order Confirmation Message

After your order for NVIDIA HPC Compiler Support Services is processed, you will receive an order confirmation message to which your NVIDIA Entitlement Certificate is attached.

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Your NVIDIA Entitlement Certificate contains your order information.

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Your NVIDIA Entitlement Certificate also provides instructions for using the certificate.

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To get the support for your NVIDIA HPC Compiler Support Services , you must have an NVIDIA Enterprise Account.

Note

For a HPC Compiler Support Services renewal, you should already have an NVIDIA Enterprise Account

If you do not have an account, follow the Register link in the instructions for using the certificate to create your account. For details, see the next section, Creating your NVIDIA Enterprise Account.

If you already have an account, follow the Login link in the instructions for using the certificate to log in to the NVIDIA Enterprise Application Hub.

1.2. Creating your NVIDIA Enterprise Account

If you do not have an NVIDIA Enterprise Account, you must create an account to be able to log in to the NVIDIA Licensing Portal.

Note

If you already have an account, skip this task and go to Downloading Your NVIDIA HPC SDK or PGI Software.

Before you begin, ensure that you have your order confirmation message.

  1. In the instructions for using your NVIDIA Entitlement Certificate, follow the Register link.

  2. Fill out the form on the NVIDIA Enterprise Account Registration page and click Register.

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    A message confirming that an account has been created appears and an e-mail instructing you to set your NVIDIA password is sent to the e-mail address you provided.

  3. Open the e-mail instructing you to set your password and click SET PASSWORD

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    Note

    After you have set your password during the initial registration process, you will be able to log in to your account within 15 minutes. However, it may take up to 24 business hours for your entitlement to appear in your account.

    For your account security, the SET PASSWORD link in this e-mail is set to expire in 24 hours.

  4. Enter and re-enter your new password, and click SUBMIT.

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    A message confirming that your password has been set successfully appears.

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    You will land on the Application Hub with access to both NVIDIA Licensing Portal and NVIDIA Enterprise Support Portal.

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2. Downloading and Installing Your NVIDIA Software

2.1. Downloading Your NVIDIA HPC SDK or PGI Software

Before you begin, ensure that you have your order confirmation message and have created an NVIDIA Enterprise Account.

  1. Visit the NVIDIA Enterprise Application Hub by following the Login link in the instructions for using your NVIDIA Entitlement Certificate or when prompted after setting the password for your NVIDIA Enterprise Account.

  2. When prompted, provide your e-mail address and password, and click LOGIN.

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  3. On the NVIDIA APPLICATION HUB page that opens, click NVIDIA LICENSING PORTAL.

    The NVIDIA Licensing Portal dashboard page opens.

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    Note

    Your entitlement might not appear on the NVIDIA Licensing Portal dashboard page until 24 business hours after you set your password during the initial registration process.

  4. In the left navigation pane of the NVIDIA Licensing Portal dashboard, click SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS.

  5. On the Product Download page that opens, follow the Download link for the release, platform, version and package type of NVIDIA software that you wish to use, for example, NVIDIA HPC SDK for Linux/x86-64 RPM version 25.7.

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    If you don’t see the release of NVIDIA HPC SDK or PGI software that you wish to use, click ALL AVAILABLE to see a list of all NVIDIA HPC SDK and PGI software available for download. The “Product” box can be used to select only HPC SDK (“HPC”) or PGI. Use the drop-down lists or the search box to further filter the software listed.

    Note

    For PGI software, the following archive versions are available:

    Linux x86-64: 10.2 to 20.4
         Linux OpenPOWER: 16.1 to 20.4
         Windows: 18.10 to 20.4 (command line only)

    The last PGI release was version 20.4. Product descriptions may not match those on the legacy PGI website, but provided packages contain the most features available. Some older versions of PGI are no longer available to new customers and are not provided here.

  6. When prompted to accept the license for the software that you are downloading, click AGREE & DOWNLOAD.

  7. When the browser asks what it should do with the file, select the option to save the file.

  8. For PGI software only, you will also need to download a License Key. This is not required for HPC SDK software.

    1. Navigate to the SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS page as described in step 4 above

    2. Search for “PGI License Key” and download the License File for your platform. This is a text file that contains instructions for use. Open with any text editor.

    3. Save this file for use after installing the PGI software as described in the next section.

2.2. Installing Your NVIDIA HPC SDK or PGI Software

  1. HPC SDK Software

    1. Install per the instructions in the Installation Guide for your version available at https://docs.nvidia.com/hpc-sdk/.

    2. There are no License Files or License Servers to setup for the HPC SDK

  2. PGI Software

    1. Install per the instructions in the Installation Guide for your version available at https://docs.nvidia.com/hpc-sdk/pgi-compilers/, skipping any steps regarding installation of License Files or License Servers.

    2. After installation is complete, follow the instructions included within the License File from step 8 in section 2.1 above. This typically involves renaming the License File to “license.dat” for x86 platforms or “license.pgi” for OpenPOWER, and placing it in the top level PGI installation directory, e.g., /opt/pgi, replacing any existing License File that may already exist.

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